Plato's Charmides

RAPHAEL WOOLF is a Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. He has published widely on Greek and Roman philosophy, including many articles on Plato. Recent books include Rereading Ancient Philosophy: Old Chestnuts and Sacred Cows (co-edited with Verity Harte, Cambridge 2017); Cicero: The Philosophy of a Roman Sceptic (2015); and Aristotle: Eudemian Ethics (co-edited and translated with Brad Inwood, 2013).

• 1. Introduction: Content, Methodology, Structure; 2. The Stance of Enquiry: Five Examples; 3. Charmides, Eros, and the Unity of the Dialogue; 4. Interpreting Temperance; 5. The Art of Self-Realisation; 6. Conclusion: The Charmides as a Written Work; Bibliography; Indices.

'I recommend Woolf's reading especially to those interested in the relationships that Plato represents between Socrates and interlocutors, in Socrates' attitudes toward those individuals, and in Plato's strategies for pushing us to deeper critical responses.' David J. Murphy, Exemplaria Classica